page_title: Messina revolt
hierarchical_section_title: Messina revolt
context_page_description: The Messina revolt of 1672–78 began with a revolt against the patrician government of Messina on the island of Sicily by skilled workers in 1672.
  When the patricians regained control in 1674 they turned the movement into a revolt against Spanish rule.
  They obtained support from the French, and Messina was independent until the end of the Franco-Dutch War of 1672–78, when the Spanish regained control.
context_section_description: The Messina revolt of 1672–78 began with a revolt against the patrician government of Messina on the island of Sicily by skilled workers in 1672.
  When the patricians regained control in 1674 they turned the movement into a revolt against Spanish rule.
  They obtained support from the French, and Messina was independent until the end of the Franco-Dutch War of 1672–78, when the Spanish regained control.
caption: Messina in 1681
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